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FIRE DESTROYS DOWNTOWN NEWELL, IOWA BUILDINGS

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Fire destroyed several buildings in downtown Newell, Iowa Wednesday morning.

Bob Doonan lives about a block away from the scene:

OC…..nothings in them. :09

Doonan says it appears firefighters were able to save the Newell Post Office from much damage:

OC…………get em back. :12

Fire departments from several surrounding communities responded to the five-alarm fire.

There have been no reports of injuries and no word yet on what may have sparked the fire.

Newell is a community of roughly 900 residents located east of Storm Lake.

Radio Iowa